
Lock 34 South on the Miami & Erie Canal - Middletown, Ohio
N 39° 28.661 W 084° 25.179
16S E 721941 N 4372967
Quick Description: Known as the 'Excello Mills lock', lock 34 was the first lock constructed on the Miami & Erie Canal.
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2013 2:38:47 PM
Waymark Code: WMJBVC
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Long Description:The Excello lock was rebuilt around 1906, and the stone blocks were covered in or replaced with concrete. The spillway is in very good shape, suggesting it was either rebuilt or new in 1906.
The Miami & Erie Canal was in full operation roughly from 1845 to 1913. Details about the Miami & Erie Canal can be found at the web sites of the
Canal Society of Ohio and the
American Canal Society (also listed below).
Wikipedia contains a good summary of the canal's history, and a number of interesting links, including
plat maps of the canal arranged by county.